If you want to maintain a slim figure in the long term, the most effective way is probably to control your diet. But during the Spring Festival, with all kinds of delicious food in front of you, are there any good ways to reduce your appetite? I believe you have already experienced the painful feeling of trying all kinds of methods to lose weight but without success. The most important reason is probably that you don't understand your appetite, and you don't know whether you are really hungry or just letting your appetite interfere.
Key point 1: Hunger and appetite are two different things.
Hunger is generated by internal stimuli. When the stomach is empty, it contracts, and if food is not consumed, it can cause mild dizziness, trembling, and low blood sugar. In contrast to hunger, appetite is generated by external stimuli, such as the appealing appearance, delicious smell, and enticing color of food.
How do you fight off an appetite urge? Try these simple acupressure techniques.
Method 1: Press your index finger on the philtrum (the area between the nose and upper lip) and press quickly 30 times within 10 seconds. This method can immediately relieve hunger. However, if you don't want to attract attention, it's best not to do this in public.
Method 2: When you want to eat a snack, press the inside of your wrist with the tips of your index and middle fingers, and then slowly press down to your little finger along the area below your thumb.
Method 3: When you feel the urge to overeat, try pressing the center point between your ribs and navel with the tips of your index and middle fingers for 30 seconds. This can create a feeling of fullness in your stomach and effectively reduce hunger.
Method 4: When you are stressed or under pressure, you may have a greater appetite. At this time, press your palms together from below your index fingers to your elbows. This can relieve tension and reduce stress.
Of course, if you think these acupressure methods are too mysterious and unreliable, then I can also recommend a distraction method: when you want to binge eat, try to restrain yourself, watch TV, surf the internet, listen to music. If you still crave food after a long time, then eat a little. Long-term suppression of desires will eventually lead to depression. Overeating to relieve stress and get pleasure is actually not conducive to weight loss.
Two bodily desires—appetite and libido—gradually peak around the age of thirty in women. Single women, due to difficulties in addressing these desires, are prone to sexual repression, at which point their appetite may suddenly emerge. Psychological case studies show that many women can suppress their appetite, indicating a seesaw relationship between the two.
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